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Engineers Canada wants Alberta to reconsider change to rules around 'engineer' title

Engineers Canada wants Alberta to reconsider change to rules around 'engineer' title

A group representing Canada's engineering profession is urging Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to reconsider a proposal that aims to loosen restrictions around who can use the "engineer" title.
Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says

Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan.
Feds, lawyers in First Nations child-welfare case reach $55M deal over legal fees

Feds, lawyers in First Nations child-welfare case reach $55M deal over legal fees

OTTAWA — The federal government and the class-action lawyers who worked on a historic settlement over First Nations child welfare have reached a $55-million deal over legal fees.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan; Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.; Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Sen.
Alberta to let cabinet decide on limits, rules surrounding gifts for politicians

Alberta to let cabinet decide on limits, rules surrounding gifts for politicians

EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing legislation to make it easier to change dollar limits and rules surrounding gifts for elected officials.
Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has denied a Republican effort to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that’s been beset by GOP efforts to dictate how ballots are cast.
Sexual misconduct survivors push for change in military as high-profile cases end

Sexual misconduct survivors push for change in military as high-profile cases end

OTTAWA — Remembrance Day often brings mixed emotions for Donna Riguidel, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran whose career was cut short by a sexual assault.
Manchin decision hurts Democrats' Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid

Manchin decision hurts Democrats' Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Manchin's decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures that the Democratic Party will lose his Senate seat next year in deep-red West Virginia, making the party's steep path to retaining its razor-thin Senate majority even mo
The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

OTTAWA — Draft regulations removing the carbon price from home heating oil are now in effect, Finance Canada confirmed Friday, but the change will do little to ease affordability woes for Canadians who rely on oil furnaces to stay warm.
Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters

Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters

ATLANTA (AP) — While workers were counting ballots for primary elections in August, the elections office in King County, Washington, received a suspicious envelope that turned out to contain trace amounts of fentanyl.